Total Crime Rate

676.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 676.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 369.3 10/10
  • Other theft 65.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.1 8/10
  • Drugs 39.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mearns Place area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park , and the 10th highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mearns Place (CM2 6TT) in the last 12 months was 676.1 per 1,000 residents and was 750.9% higher than the Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park average (79.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -76.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 138 (≈ 392.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mearns Place (CM2 6TT), the main crime hotspot is near New Dukes Way. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park

Crime Over Time in Mearns Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs New Dukes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Dukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mearns Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kirk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samuel Manor Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Dukes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cook Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wilshire Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshire Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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